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Treatment of pseudobulbar laughter after gamma knife thalamotomy.

Author: Okun

Abstract

We describe a case of pathological laughter after gamma knife thalamotomy which resolved after treatment with sertraline. It is important to identify this potentially treatable complication of surgical therapy.

Citation Info

  • DOI: 10.1002/mds.10174
  • PubMed ID: 12112225
  • Other Citation: Okun (None). Treatment of pseudobulbar laughter after gamma knife thalamotomy.
  • Open Access: No
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Symptom Subdomain Domain
pseudobulbar affect Impulse Control Affective Systems

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